{"product_id":"ghalen-a-romance-in-black-a-literary-saga-of-love-and-family-bonds","title":"Ghalen: A Romance in Black – A Literary Saga of Love and Family Bonds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA stellar addition to the Amistad list: a beautiful coming-of-age novel from MWA Grand Master and PEN and Edgar Award-winner Walter Mosley that explores love in all forms—romantic, familial, and platonic, centered on one Black family, including a neurodivergent man, and the found bonds that helps ground them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most acclaimed writers working today, Walter Mosley spins magic once again in this beautiful novel that explores the lives of Black characters and one remarkable family through a lens both universal and unique. It touches on the lives of those whose deepest thoughts and motivations are seldom explored—including the neurodivergent, the incarcerated, and the immigrant tortured by their past—characters who will stay with you and change how you see the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGhalen, a brilliant young Black man, is the son of two seemingly mismatched parents. His mother, a gifted scientist, whose own mother expected her to exceed all the achievements in her family, and his father, a gentle cook at a small vegan restaurant, whose idiosyncratic nature shows the young woman a radically different love and understanding of life, despite his inexperience and lack of education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis parents’ grand love story starts it all off, setting us up to follow Ghalen and his family so deeply, that each new twist and turn feels personal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe journey through Ghalen’s coming-of-age tale, as he ventures out into the world, is marked with peaks and valleys and such a drive that you can’t help but strap in for it all, while not wanting it to end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLush and cinematic, with the narrative drive and indelible power of Barbara Kingsolver’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Paul Murray’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Bee Sting, Ghalen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis one of this bestselling, prize-winning writer’s finest achievements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you will find:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasterful Storytelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRarely Centered Perspectives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Unconventional Love Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisceral Coming-of-Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWalter Mosley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of America’s most celebrated writers. He was given the 2020 National Book Award’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and honored with the Anisfield-Wolf Award, a Grammy, a PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Robert Kirsch Award, numerous Edgars and several NAACP Image Awards. He is the author of more than sixty critically acclaimed books that cover a wide range of ideas, genres, and forms including fiction (literary, mystery, and science fiction), political monographs, writing guides including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElements of Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a memoir in paintings, and the young adult novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e47\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. He has published fiction and nonfiction in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New Yorker, Playboy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As an executive producer, he adapted his novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, for AppleTV+ and serves as a writer and executive producer for FX’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSnowfall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2020 he was a recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Book Prize and from the National Book Foundation. In 2013, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and he is the winner of numerous awards, including an Edgar Award, an O. Henry Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award, a Grammy Award, and several NAACP Image Awards. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e368 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 x 2 x 2.7 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49729694957807,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/8134\/7702\/files\/Screenshot_11-6-2026_13334_www.amazon.com.jpg?v=1781199207","url":"https:\/\/schomburgshop.com\/products\/ghalen-a-romance-in-black-a-literary-saga-of-love-and-family-bonds","provider":"The Schomburg Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}